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Apr 2022
42m 26s

Zelensky: Russians Locked Ukrainians In ...

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CNN's Ed Lavandera tells the story of one village where Ukrainians were held hostage by Russian troops for 3 weeks.

Also, according to the U.N. more than five million people have fled Ukraine since Russian began their invasion with more than seven million internally displaced in the country. 

And since the start of the war, Poland has seen the largest amount of refugees pour over the borders with the latest U.N. data showing nearly three million Ukrainians have escaped to Poland. 

Anderson spoke with actor, director, screenwriter and producer Liev Schreiber who co-founded Blue Check Ukraine to help vet and support Ukrainian aid groups on the ground. He also recently returned from Poland and Ukraine where he was aiding humanitarian efforts. 

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